New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-01
BATIEE OF CHATTANOOGA.
Asplendid Victory Won BY the ssBe;s'' Fighting
on their own Hook.

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One OF the. splendid battles OF the
war was that OF Chattanooga. In the
entnumber. of the Century Gener-
al Fullerton, tells the story Of the FIR
ing OF the signal gun to take the rifle
pits atlthe base OF the ridge occupied
by Bragg, and the rush OF twenty
thousand men. The Ganeral says:
The enemy were thrown Into confu-
sion, and took Ereoipitate fight up
the ridge He addss MANY prison
ers and q large number OF small arms
We're captured" And now follows a
clear statement Of what the, soldiers
did Tor themselves % most instruc.
tive and brilliant passage:
The order Of the CommandinhG Gen
eral had now been fully and most sue.
cessfully carried out. BUT it did not
go far enough to, satisfy these brave
men, who thought the time had come
to finish the battle Of Chickamaugua.
There was halt of but q few minutes.
to take breath and to- reform lines:
then, with a sudden impulse, all start
ed up the side OF the ridge. Not g.
commanding officer had given the or
der to advance. The men who car
rled the muskets had taken the mat
ter into their own hands, had moved
OF their own accord. Officers catch
ing their spirit, first followed then led.
There was no thought OF protecting
TANKS, though the enenny's line could
be seen, stretching beyond on either
SIDE; there was no thought of support,
or reserves.
"As soon as this movement was
seen from Orchard Knob, Grant
quickly turned to Thomas, who stood
by his side, and 1 heard him angrily
say: Thomas, who ordered those
men up the rldge?' Thomas replied,
in his usual slow, quiet manner: Il
don't know;I did mot Then ad-
dressing General Gordon Granger, he
said: Did you order them up, Gran
ger? No. said Granger; they start
ed up without orders. When those
fellows get started, all hell can't STOP
them. General Grant said something
to the effect that somebody would
suffer Tit did not turn out we'll, and
then, turning round, stoically watched
the ridge. He gave no further orders.
Gas soon as Granger had replied to
Thomas, ne turned to me, his chief-of
staff, and said: "Ride at once to
Wood and then to Sheridan and ask
them If they ordered their men up to
the ridge, and tell them, if they can
make it, to push ahead AS I was
mounting Granger added: cit is hot
over there and you may not get
through. | shall send Captain Ayerv
to Sheridan, and other officers after
both OF you AS fast as my horse
could carry me rode first to General
Wood, and delivered the message. Il
didn't order them up said Wood;
they started up on their own account
and they are going up too! Tell Granger,
ltwe are supported ewill take and hold
the ridge!' AS soon as I reached Gen.
eral Wood, Captain Avery got to
General Sheridan, and delivered his
message. I didn't order them up
said Sheridan; but we are going to
take the ridge He then asked Avery
for his flask and waved it at group OF
Confederate officers, standing just in
front of Bragg's headquarters, with
the salutation Here's at your At
once two guns-the Lady Breckin-
ridge and the Lady Buckner'-in
front OF Bragg's headquarters were
fired at Sheridan and the group of Of
fcers about him. One shell struck so
near as to throw dirt over Sheridan
and Avery. 'Ah!' said the General,
chat 5 ungenerous; shall take those
ms for that